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The President's Scholarship has its roots in the Queen's Scholarship, which was founded in 1885. The Queen's Scholarship was initiated by Cecil Clementi Smith, Governor of the Straits Settlements. It was awarded to the best performing student of the year by a special selection board. The Queen's Scholarship was abolished in 1959 and replaced by ...
The SAF Scholarship, formerly known as the SAF Overseas Scholarship ( SAFOS ), is a scholarship conferred by the Public Service Commission (PSC). The scholarship is second in prestige to the President's Scholarship. Scholars are groomed for the highest levels of command and management in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and beyond.
Queen's Scholar (British Malaya and Singapore) In British Malaya, a Queen's Scholar was a holder of one of various scholarships awarded by the Government of the Straits Settlements to further their studies in the United Kingdom . The first scholarships, originally known as the Higher Scholarships, were founded in 1885 by Sir Cecil Clementi ...
Junior colleges (JC) are pre-university institutions in Singapore that offer two-year pre-university courses that leads to either the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level (A-Level - offered by all JCs except following 4 which offer IB) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB - offered by MoE's only 4 following JCs, Anglo-Chinese School, School of the Arts, Singapore Sports School, and ...
Lawrence Wong. Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai [b] (born 18 December 1972) is a Singaporean politician, economist and former civil servant who has been serving as the fourth prime minister of Singapore since 15 May 2024 and the minister for finance since 2021.
[citation needed] SST also received a S$8.1 million donation from Ngee Ann Kongsi, to be used for annual scholarships and bursaries. On 3 January 2012, SST moved to its permanent and current location, at 1 Technology Drive. On 13 April 2013, SST was officially declared open by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
Veronica Shanti Pereira (born 20 September 1996) is a Singaporean track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 x 100 m, and 4 x 400 m.She holds the 100 m national record (11.20s), 200 m national record (22.57s), 400 m national record (53.67s), 200 m SEA Games record (22.69s), and the 200 m Asian Athletics Championships games record (22.70s).
The scholarship is one of the most prestigious scholarships that are offered to young women in Singapore. Since its inception, the scholarship has been awarded to more than 40 women. The pioneer group of recipients includes Gan Siow Huang, [3] Goh Jerica, Adeline Heng and Toh Jiao Ming. Like their male counterparts, they lead men and manage ...